Storey, Russell

Russell Storey is a New Zealand based composer of instrumental electronic music. He has been writing and recording his own cosmic space music since he bought his first synthesizer back in 1989. He also makes music with his friend Simon Ellis under the project name: Aural Scenarios

Artist: Russell Storey
P: 1992 / 2000 The opening track lasts 40 minutes and for this we are headed out into deep, deep outer space with a myriad spacey, cosmic synthscapes that soar, drift, drone, float, swirl and resonate, as this mighty space synth epic unfolds, deep, dark and meaningful, not to mention one seriously engaging piece of music.
Despite being called meditative, the 30 minute 'Vortex' is altogether more "heavenly" with a gorgeous set of flowing, higher-register synth spacescapes that slowly drift in quite beautiful fashion, constantly changing shape in slow-moving, deep space fashion, all of which makes this the finest of all the space music cd's he's done to date and the ideal starting point for anyone into some outstanding cosmic synth music without a rhythm in sight.

Artist: Russell Storey
P: 2013Another immense work for Russell Storey. The intro track 1 is just beautiful, then we embark on the long journey of Forecast Earthy which never loses the plot, it just keeps on giving. Finally track 3 comes and it's another cracker, this time with a rhythm running through it. Lovely.

Artist: Russell Storey
P: 2010 Betelgeause 40.25 mins is an intruiging cosmic spacemusic track followed by Berlin 24.22 mins which as you would expect by the title is far more Berlin school with lots of analog style sequences.

Artist: Russell Storey
P: 2010Superb spacey soundscapes from this NZ based ambient artist. Russell Storey here in space cosmic ambient mode. Six tracks with a very futuristic spacey feeling. Contains the full versions of the "Cosmic Kiwi" tracks released on various samplers.

Artist: Russell Storey
P: 1995 / 2000 From the excellent New Zealand space music musician comes this cd featuring his trademark two epic tracks.
The first, 30 minutes of 'Dreams Of Galileo' is a more intense, drone-oriented track with layers of synths that really have that kind of deep, dark brooding quality to them, as the textures tend to resemble laser beams of sound and really drive through.
On the other hand, the near 40 minute 'Visions Of Edgar' is a lot more spacey and spacious, substituting an expansive, open approach for the dark clouds that appeared before, and the approach could not have worked better on what is a slowly unfolding, engaging slice of multi-textured cosmic synth music, providing a neat contrast and a huge-sounding piece of music for all its lightness.

Artist: Russell Storey
P: 1994 / 2000 Here the 34 minute title track opens the CD and it's into a dark territory of seriously slow-motion space synths and cosmic layering. You notice that all the time the soundscapes change shape while still retaining the warm, emotive feel that this particular track exhibits, as it slowly travels an intergalaxian journey to become a truly atmospheric slice of drifting, open-ended space synth.
The other track, 30 minutes of 'Apollo' is one of his most sonically varied tracks to date with all sorts of synths and soundscapes phased and layered to produce an everchanging sea of sounds that, while stil always spacey and cosmic, actually has a good deal of variation and depth, the drone factor accompanying the space music to provide a quite unnerving set of passages, some of which relate as much to something like 'Zeit' or similar and you could well imagine this piece being some lost '70's track.
It drifts, drones and flows its way through the blackness of space, nothing overly "light" about it, and even verging on the intense once more at times along the way.
The synths become richer sounding as the track develops and the mood changes to one of greater serenity although still quite dark, but another engaging track all the same.

Artist: Russell Storey
P: 1995/ 2001Drones accompanied by nature sounds. The music within the 3 long tracks, takes us on a journey through deep water and deep space. Long fading sounds of eternity with sounds from the sea and water.

Artist: Russell Storey
P: 2009The theme is the internet and the friends he has made in EM via the EM forum as well as the SETI serch for intelligent life in space. Made with some darker digital synths sounds.

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P: 2006 There is always much to do amongst musicians and/or fans of em about analog or digital? Will we use the warmth of analog or the more reliability but less character of digital? This album has become a sort of contest where each artist could use only three genuine analog synthesizers to create a piece of music (although modern recording techniques were permitted).
"Analogy, volume1" contains music by some of the finest em-musicians of today.
The music ranges from traditional sequencer-based berlin school (create, syn, altres, modulator esp), via melodical (remotion, emmens, aerts, tescee), ambient (ellis and roach, 4m33s) to experimental (nerell, roach and oken, storey).
All music was played and recorded with care and love for the music and the instruments that it’s played on. "Analogy, volume1" is a great and eagerly awaited project.

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P: 2007 This CD from 2007 features 79 minutes of diverse electronic music.
The theme of this anthology is that all the equipment used to create the music be of an analog nature.
You get:
Gert Emmens and James Clent: a tasty blend of deep gurgling and stratospheric airs serving as a foundation for a fanciful melody.
Create: a pensive piece that seasons cybernetic brooding with delicate filigrees.
Stephen Parsick (from ‘Ramp): dark ambience that delves into celestial depths with moody results.
Gert Blokzijl: loops ascend with lighthearted vigor to expand their circumference into realms of bubbling zest.
Russell Storey: a brief excursion into cosmic territory.
Synth.nl: a windswept journey into contemplation that slides into a peppier selection of bouncy chords and languid bass sweeps.
Francois-pol Cornec: electronic bubbles punctuate a bouncy melody drenched in rich tones that erupts with shrill dynamics.
Erwin Hofstede: atmospheric textures sway across a sparse panorama.
James J. Clent: a peppy piece with resounding clatter and serpentine riffs sliding through a vivacious mix.
Another track by Russell Storey: that expands on the previous cosmic journey with subtle determination.
Terje Winther: an energetic track that increases the heartbeat with lively chords racing to expose further surprises.
Studio35d: a chugging melody struggles to escape the clutches of a pensive mood.
Schonwalder’s Filterkaffe (being Mario Schonwalder and Frank Rothe): locomotive chords flow through a series of dramatic augmentations en route to an emphatic crescendo.
Eric G: urgency drives this frenetic tune.
Rene van der Wouden: a celebratory track with a bouncy central theme seasoned by gurgling embellishments.
Mono-Poly: a brooding atonal piece of grinding gears and muttering radio signals.
Ron Boots: a slowburn escalation heading faithfully for emphatic altitudes with a poignant finale.
On one hand, you get a worthwhile selection of exclusive tracks by notable musicians. On the other hand, you get glimpses at the works of a variety of promising newcomers.
A well-rounded and rewarding collection

Artist: Various Artists
P: 2006"Deep Ambient Drift"
This album contains Ambient tracks, in a continuous mix. Nick Robinsons's track recorded live at Cambridge Loop Festival 2005. Mooch's track is a companion to "Out There" on the album "Gothic Ships". This compilation has the more ambient style tracks of 2006 included.